41. Import duties of products like automobiles, which are already at the limit accepted by the WTO, will not be raised. 42. Import duties and limited supply of sterilized hemp seeds, oil, fiber and fabric have made hemp-based products an expensive option. 43. In Britain, according to the French, New World wines, especially those from Commonwealth nations like Australia and New Zealand, benefit from low import duties. 44. In April last year, China removed an exemption on import duties for foreign companies importing equipment. 45. Indeed, India has already threatened to ask the WTO to investigate whether the European Union is unfairly helping Pakistan by eliminating import duties. 46. It has temporarily raised import duties on inexpensive Chinese leeks, shiitake mushrooms and rushes used to make tatami mats for home use. 47. It would reduce import duties on some wool fabrics, implement a shipping agreement and extend a trade program for developing countries. 48. Low import duties and no tax help keep prices down at more than two dozen malls. 49. On Friday, a U.S. trade panel is to determine whether to impose hefty import duties on steel from overseas makers. 50. Prices are up because the import duty, if imposed, would make new Japanese luxury cars prohibitively expensive. |